Ararat

Ar·a·rat

(ăr′ə-răt′), Mount

A massif of extreme eastern Turkey near the Iranian border rising to about 5,136 m (16,850 ft). It is the traditional resting place of Noah's ark.

Ararat

(ˈærəˌræt)

n

(Placename) an extinct volcanic mountain massif in E Turkey: two main peaks; Great Ararat 5155 m (16 916 ft), said to be the resting place of Noah's Ark after the Flood (Genesis 8:4), and Little Ararat 3914 m (12 843 ft)

Ar•a•rat

(ˈær əˌræt)

n.

a mountain in E Turkey, near the borders of Iran and Armenia: traditionally considered the landing place of Noah's Ark. 16,945 ft. (5165 m).

Here, then, is a puzzle for the learned," observed D'Artagnan, "until now they have never been able to agree as to the situation of Paradise; some place it on Mount Ararat, others between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates; it seems that they have been looking very far away for it, while it was actually very near.

Police authorities in Victoria have cautioned residents in the area to be on high alert and keep an eye on their children after convicted Australian child rapist Andrew Darling managed to break out of a correctional facility in Ararat.

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